The Post zeroes in on the Democratic primary in Texas’ 35th House District, where Sylvia Romo is running against nine-term Democratic incumbent Rep. Lloyd Doggett. Because of the redistricting, Doggett – primarily known to that district’s constituent base as the congressman from Austin – is an unfamiliar candidate in the community.

“This has been a weird election, the timing, the confusion,” Romo said to the Post. “It is so weird the way this thing just kind of developed. What were they drinking?”

Because Texas district lines sometimes get redrawn multiple times after an official census, the article reported, the shifts “often [leave] voters unsure who their representative is or in which district they reside.” Redistricting often goes through the congressional delegation, state legislature, lower-level federal courts and the Supreme Court before new lines are made official.

Doggett is currently running for reelection in his fifth differently drawn district over the past 12 years, the Post reported. He “believes that the decision to split apart his old district is the result of his ongoing feud with Republican Gov. Rick Perry,” the article said.

“I’ve had an opportunity to represent a great deal of Texas, just not at the same time,” Doggett said.

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